COVID-19 CASES IN ILLINOIS NOW TOP ONE MILLION.
WITH THE MOST RECENT ADDITION OF MORE THAN 87-HUNDRED NEW CASES, ILLINOIS NOW HAS HAD ONE MILLION EIGHT THOUSAND 45 CASES OF COVID INFECTION SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN EARLY LAST YEAR. STATE PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR DOCTOR NGOZI (en-gahzi) EZIKE (eh-zee-kay) SAYS IT’S IMPORTANT THAT EVERYONE CONTINUES TO WEAR A MASK, WASH HANDS FREQUENTLY AND AVOID LARGE GATHERINGS.
DOCTOR EZIKE (eh-zee-kay) ASKS EVERYONE TO CONTINUE DOING THEIR PART TO SLOW TRANSMISSION.
ALTHOUGH MOST COVID PATIENTS HAVE RECOVERED, THE STATE HAS LOST MORE THAN 17 THOUSAND PEOPLE TO THE VIRUS.
